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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

It covers macro trends in the LTL, Truckload and Managed Transportation Service sectors and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tightened Capacity. Labor shortages will have a lasting effect, effectively reducing capacity for carriers and terminals. Compete for capacity. Higher rates won’t guarantee capacity.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. The Drewy World Container Index , which stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container at the beginning of 2022, was reported as $2,120 by the end of 2002. All rights reserved.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Having the right transportation technology can improve everything from route efficiency to supply chain sustainability. You will want to consider your potential transportation technology provider’s track record. The supply chain technology provider’s record. AI-driven platforms can even analyze your data to identify.

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Canadian Ports: A Fast Lane for Asia-U.S. Imports?

Talking Logistics

billion) over the past decade to improve rail and road access and boost inspection capacity at West Coast ports…Canadian railroad companies have also moved to capitalize on those infrastructure investments. Building on that advantage, Canada’s government has spent 1.4 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.22 Canadian National Railway Co.,

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Supply Chain Redesign: A Conversation with Lennox International’s Keith Nash

Talking Logistics

With a complex mix of inbound and outbound transportation modes, we’ve had to tailor our fulfillment from full truckload shipments outbound to more small-pack and courier shipments. New hours of service, capacity restraints and global trade regulations are also items we’ve had to account for and work into our mix.

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Tailwind Transportation Software Integrates with Trucker Tools Smart Capacity

Tailwind

Tailwind Transportation Software Integrates with Trucker Tools Smart Capacity. Leading provider of web-native transportation management software leverages Smart Capacity for real-time visibility, up-to-the minute access to reliable truckload capacity. Trucker Tools Smart Capacity delivers on that.”.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Deutsche Post started acquiring shares of the company in 1998 and completed its acquisition of DHL by 2002, expanding the brand ‘DHL’ to its other services. The company has operations in more than 40 countries and specializes in integrating different modes of transport in logistics solutions. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7